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  • 28 Jun 2016
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June 28, 2016

economic thought and contested antitrust law, ultimately tailoring federal policy to accommodate state regulations. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49787 Do CEO Activists Make a Difference? Evidence from a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 Dec 2011
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First Look: December 20

The Wall Street Journal. We find no evidence that compensation is related to earnings forecast accuracy. But consistent with prior studies, we find analyst turnover to be related to forecast accuracy, suggesting that analyst forecasting... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 06 Mar 2007
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First Look: March 6, 2007

"platform") around the rapidly expanding online video industry. Simultaneously, CEO Jeremy Allaire was completing a major funding round that would enable the company to make strategic investments in some or all of several... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 18 Feb 2009
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First Look: February 18, 2009

Chairman and CEO of KPMG, the firm made a number of changes in compensation, governance, and culture in order to address the underlying reasons for actions that occurred prior to him becoming CEO that led to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 25 Jan 2011
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First Look: Jan. 25

than that of other CEOs. CEO turnover sensitivity to firm performance is also significantly higher in founder-director firms compared to non-founder firms. Overall, the evidence suggests that boards with... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 24 Jul 2018
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New Research and Ideas, July 24, 2018

case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/118054-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 318-108 Hikma Pharmaceuticals Governance Journey The case opens with Said Darwazah, chairman and CEO of Hikma Pharmaceuticals, the multinational generics... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 13 Oct 2015
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October 13, 2015

James E. Heppelmann Abstract—The evolution of products into intelligent, connected devices is revolutionizing business. In a November 2014 article, "How Smart, Connected Products Are Transforming Competition," Harvard Business School professor Michael Porter... View Details
  • 16 Sep 2008
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First Look: September 16, 2008

Case 809-024 Geoff Smart, founder and CEO of ghSMART & Co., wanted to build ghSMART into the #1 management-assessment firm for CEOs and investors. However, he had just received two pieces of very bad... View Details
  • 10 Jan 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Professors Introduce Valuation Software

key performance variables (sales growth, profit margins, working capital turnover and long-term asset turnover) as well as financial leverage and cost of capital. Users can judge whether their forecasts are reasonable by comparing them... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 19 Nov 2013
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First Look: November 19

Case 714-417 A Note on Strategic Interaction No abstract available. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/search/714417-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 714-421 Taking Dell Private In July 2012, Michael Dell, CEO and founder of Dell,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Oct 1999
  • Research & Ideas

Spirit at Work: The Search for Deeper Meaning in the Workplace

lifelong employer due to global competition and downsizing; rapid turnover of executives and employees; growing concern about the environment; and the crumbling of institutions such as schools and the family. "We're searching for new... View Details
Keywords: by Marguerite Rigoglioso
  • 19 Jan 2022
  • In Practice

7 Trends to Watch in 2022

also be necessary. Many companies assume that 50 percent, 100 percent, even 200 percent annual turnover in workers is “normal.” As a result, they fail to invest in programs such as upskilling that will dramatically improve their retention... View Details
Keywords: by HBS News
  • 16 Feb 2016
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February 16, 2016

less likely to be aligned with company goals. However, the plan was associated with lower sales and gross profits and higher incidence of bad audits, absenteeism, and turnover in some situations where employees could have perceived the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 22 May 2007
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First Look: May 22, 2007

channels, with products and brand elements that are less quirky, more commercial than they used to be. Indeed, CEO John Replogle believes that by focusing on efficacious, natural, and unique ingredients, and also by promoting... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 19 Jul 2010
  • Research & Ideas

How Mercadona Fixes Retail’s ’Last 10 Yards’ Problem

downtime. Departmental specialists can assist customers during busy periods and order merchandise and arrange their sections during slack hours. The results? Customers receive better service. Employees have more predictable schedules, one reason why View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail; Food & Beverage
  • 12 Jul 2010
  • Research & Ideas

Rocket Science Retailing: A Practical Guide

with tools for identifying and solving these problems, engage their employees and suppliers in their improvement efforts. Q: Your book notes that typical stores experience staff turnover of 100 percent each year. How do you see successful... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Retail; Auto
  • 19 May 2009
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First Look: May 19, 2009

the significance levels are lower.   Cases & Course MaterialsAdnexus Therapeutics, Inc.: Considering the Exit Harvard Business School Case 609-015 Dr. John Mendlein, CEO of Adnexus Therapeutics Inc. (Adnexus), a private biotechnology... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 29 Jul 2008
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First Look: July 29, 2008

  Working PapersTraveling Agents: Political Change and Bureaucratic Turnover in India Authors:Lakshmi Iyer and Anandi Mani Abstract We develop a framework to examine how politicians with short-term electoral pressures control bureaucrats... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 31 Jul 2012
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First Look: July 31

likelihood of turnover and promotion. Survival analyses reveal that higher proportions of same-sex and same-race superiors enhance junior professionals' career mobility. On the flip side, we observe mobility costs accruing to... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 16 Nov 2010
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First Look: November 16, 2010

"truth in giving" policies are highly responsive to recipient heterogeneity and biased against more generous giving. Traveling Agents: Political Change and Bureaucratic Turnover in India Authors:Lakshmi Iyer and Anandi Mani... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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